@dukepaaron There is no ethical framework that could justify such actions from an individual who claims to have morals.
Among the #ExecutiveOrders #Trump signed today was an order restoring the federal #DeathPenalty — although President #Biden commuted the death sentences of all but three of the prisoners who were on the federal death row. Trump’s order also #mandates the use of the death penalty in any case where someone is convicted of murdering a law enforcement officer [unless it’s Brian Sicknick apparently] or if an #undocumented migrant is convicted of a crime that is eligible for the death penalty.
@snarkymanchild What a depressing thought.
What the fuck is going on in #Australia right now?
A preschool was firebombed with the message "Fuck the Jews" spray-painted on a wall nearby
#Trump issued an #ExecutiveOrder short-circuiting the #security clearance vetting process for his White House staffers. Anyone on a list submitted by his White House counsel is to “immediately” be granted a Top Secret/Secure Compartmented Information-level clearance good for 6 months.
NBC News
Nancy Pelosi calls Trump's Jan. 6 pardons 'an outrageous insult to our justice system'
...she called his actions "an outrageous insult to our justice system and the heroes who suffered physical scars and emotional trauma as they protected the Capitol..."
"It is shameful that the President has decided to make one of his top priorities the abandonment and betrayal of police officers who put their lives on the line..."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/live-blog/trump-inauguration-2025-live-updates-rcna184510/rcrd69908?canonicalCard=true
@HipsterDM Brother, you can say that again!
@AlliFlowers
I thank the universe I don't have to go anywhere till Saturday because while I'm fine because I learned to drive in Massachusetts the people around here lose it when it rains, they're going to go apeshit.
Plus, rear wheel drive truck, no thanks.
@HipsterDM I keep trying to explain the difference between snow and flurries. Waste of breath. I learned to drive in upstate NY, so I'll just stay home Tuesday. LOL
@AlliFlowers
Yup, their freaking out in Pensacola.
My dad even called from NC to see if I'll be OK.
It's not gonna do much and it won't stay around long.
@AlliFlowers Ah, that's a shame. Would be lovely to have bats nesting nearby.
@drgeraint I know!
@drgeraint I love bats. We put up a bat house where we used to live, but never got any occupants.
@drgeraint Worms?! Oh no!
@AlliFlowers Not much chance of our cats catching a lizard in Glasgow. Apparently there are Common Lizards in Scotland, but I've never seen one.
We have rats in the park across the road, but fortunately none of those have yet been caught.
My mum got some rescue cats that had been stray for a while. For years they kept bringing in worms - clearly what they were living on before they were taken in.
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